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[edwind]

Hi, If I enter exiftool E: etc etc I get ['exiftool' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable progra or batch file.]
If I drop an image on to the droplet, I get a window with all the image data but whatever I press, the whole window dissapears.
Please advise.

[Phil Harvey]

To install exiftool for command-line use, follow steps 1-4 here.

Used as simple drag-and-drop, the program just extracts all information and the window stays open until you press a key as you described.

- Phil

[edwind]

Thankyou Phil for your prompt reply,
Now I must re-read your instructions. I have managed to open the image in an image viewing window. No doubt another study will get me to the metadata.

[edwind]

Oh! Dear,
This is going to take some working out because my programs C:\WINDOWS are on a different drive to my operations drive E:

If I use exiftool>CD E:\images -filename .  I get the message 'The system cannot find the path specified'.

I realise that my ineptitude is in using DOS but I don't know where to find the proper command to cope with two drives. Anyone?

[Phil Harvey]

If you install exiftool.exe in C:\WINDOWS, then you can run it from anywhere.  You could type something like this:

exiftool E:\images

or

cd E:
cd \images
exiftool .

If you get the "cannot find path" message when you just type "exiftool", then you haven't installed it correctly in C:\WINDOWS.

- Phil

[edwind]

Thanks. That works, I'm off to learn some DOS commands now before I strip all the meta data from all my images. I just need enough to learn how to add the relevant details to make equirectangular images into photo spheres..
Thanks again.